The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-06
FLORIDA.


james Bond, of Madison, has been grant
ed pension by the government.
There are nearly two thousand bales of
leaf tobacco in the bonded warehouse at
Key West.
A beautiful boat has Just been placed on
Lake Lucerne by Mr.. Martin, a well-known
boat builder
Work on the gas works at Longwood is
progressing rapidly, the gas tank being
nearly completed.
At Longwood the water works labor is
completed and the tests so far made are
highly satisfactory.
A party of alligator hunters returned to
Auburndale last week from Lake Hancock
with 1862 hides and three pecks of teeth
Tuesday there lay in Fort Myers harbor
and at the wharves thirteen vessels, besides
the schooner Cecilia and the steamers Flor
ence and Dolly
Trabue is to have bank in few weeks
with plenty of cash to accommodate the
people and run live business which will be
tirst-clasS in every respect.
AT Orange City the orange groves are put
ting ON second growth. The grove of
Stevens q Grover has put on much larger
crop the second time than the first
Mr.. Bryan, of Volusia county, brought
l5S head of fine beef cattle to St Augustine
during last week, which were purchased by
Bernard A. Masters for $40 per head
j. ]. Holler, of the Second Artillery, now
at st. Augustine, extends a challenge to any
one in the State to compete with him at
standing high kick for S25 or upward.
A Key West firm are soon TO start a large
cigar manufacturing establishment at the
Punta Gorda wharf, at Trabue and street
railway will be built from Trabue to the
mandatory.
The present term of court at Longwood
was inaugurated with nearly 1000 cases on
the docket. Judge Brown has proved him.
self equal to the occasion and has nobly
pressed through the list
The schooner j. P. Jordan, recently
wrecked and brought into Key West and
hbeled by the wreckers, was adiudged to
pay to them $500. The decree was rem
dered Saturday by Judge Locke.
At st. Augustine Sunday noon Sheriff
Hernandez opened the Jail door to feed the
prisoners when two powerful negroes,
Wright and Green, attacked him, and after
severe struggle escaped. They have not
yet been captured.
Negotiations are being made by Mr..
Flager to purchase the lot on which the
colored school at st. Augustine is at present
situated, on which no proposes to build
large and substantial jail which he will pre-
stllb w Uile cOullUy Oh DU. JOINS.
Ii is probable that the next season will be
the last in which the Florida House, Mt st.
Augustine, will receive guests as il now
| stands. It has been decided to tear the
building down early next spring aud to erect
handsome five-Story brick structure in its
place.
Maj. Louis McLaiu's fifty-acre orange
grove of young budded trees, adjoining All
| burndale, begins to improve since the album
dant late rains, and will soon have the robes
of the bay tree color on again The dry
weather and delay in working had caused a
| yellow tint to the leaf.
DIR. L. II. Harris, of Pittsburg, Pa, Is
making extensive and costly improvements
| at st. Frances, on the St Johns river. He
has built one of the finest wharves above
| PalatlSa, and is now engaged in putting up
six large houses. He intends building mar
row gauge railroad from the river TO Emer-
aida Orland soon.
A short time ago q couple of men came
| from Key West looking for work and
when they found none at Trabue, instead of
curslng the town and the State of Florida
they quietly made work for themselves bv
starting to manufacture cisterns Now they
| have several orders ahead, and the prospects
are they viii soon have to increase Their,
force of hands.
Among the decorations at Sanford, Fla.
on July 1, that were most prominent was a
flag stretched across in front of NJ. j.
Doyles store with lifelike painting OF men
IN blue and grey uniforms clasping hands
while the angel of peace with outSpread
wings stood directly behind shadowing
them, while beneath all was the inscription,
I'VE want peace, good win and fraternity
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